Overview
Fraunces is a display soft-serif typeface inspired by early 20th-century styles. Its design features a blend of classic elegance and modern sensibilities, making it suitable for a variety of display purposes.
Supports Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese, making it useful for designs and text that handle multiple languages.
Available in Light, Regular and Bold weights, including Italic styles, Covering everything from footnotes to body text, headings, and quotations.
The license is SIL Open Font License, allowing flexible use for commercial purposes and redistribution.
Background
Developed by Undercase Type, with contributions from Phaedra Charles and Flavia Zimbardi, Fraunces was created to capture the essence of historical typefaces while providing versatility for contemporary design.
Font Sample
| Latin | Latin Extended | Vietnamese | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thin (100) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Extra Light (200) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Light (300) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Regular (400) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Medium (500) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Semi Bold (600) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Bold (700) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Extra Bold (800) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Black (900) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Italic (100) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Italic (200) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Italic (300) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Italic (400) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Italic (500) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Italic (600) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Italic (700) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Italic (800) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
| Italic (900) | AaZzQ | ĀžČő | ĂĐơưẠ |
License & Author
| Commercial Use | ◎ |
|---|---|
| Author | Undercase Type, Phaedra Charles, Flavia Zimbardi |
| Official Link | https://twitter.com/undercasetype https://instagram.com/undercasetype https://undercase.xyz/ https://twitter.com/phaedracharles?lang=en |
